Natural and human-induced disturbance of seagrasses

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-27

  Short, Frederick T ^a   Wyllie Eciieverria, Sandy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Die off; Disturbance; Eutrophicatio n; Macrophyte; Marine; Pollution; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FILTRATION; FOOD CHAIN; GRASS; NUTRIENT; REVIEW; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029746669     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892900038212     Document Type: Review

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